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The United States has imposed a 12.5 percent tariff on Egyptian goods as part of a new round of trade measures targeting around 60 trading partners that took effect on Friday, 24 July. According to the US administration, the tariffs are linked to a Section 301 investigation examining whether countries have taken sufficient action to prevent goods produced through forced labour from entering their supply chains. Countries without forced-labour import bans, including Egypt, are subject to the higher 12.5 percent…
